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Standard 7-5.4

7-5.4 Analyze the political and technological competition between the Soviet Union and the United States for global influence, including the Korean Conflict, the Berlin Wall, the Vietnam War, the Cuban missile crisis, the "space race," and the threat o...

Grade(s): 7

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

International Crisis Hyperdoc

Document

Grades: 5 6 7

Students will use this self-paced hyperdoc to understand how international conflict created tensions between the US and the Soviet Union.

The Space Race, Part 2

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 5 6 7 9 10 11 12

Gemini is the not widely known bridge between Mercury, and the Apollo Program. Gemini would serve as the test-bed for Apollo; to prepare NASA for trips to the moon. After the successes with the Gemini...

The Space Race, Part 1

Episode 1

Video

Grades: 5 6 7 9 10 11 12

Part 1 briefly outlines the Cold War, and how the "Space Race" got started, with the Soviets' launching of Sputnik, in October, 1957. Next came the U.S. competing with the Soviets to launch a man into...

In Their Own Words – SC’s Vietnam Veterans and Their Stories

Lesson

Grades: 5, 7, 10, 11

This lesson focuses on rememberances of the Vietnam War from individuals who fought in it. It should be used in conjunction with a study of the facts and events that occurred during the Vietnam War...

To the Moon and Back - Charles Duke

Lesson

Grades: 7, 8

In this activity students will learn about the moon and the Apollo 16 mission by playing a game that helps Charles Duke in his flight to the moon. The activity uses information from the Hall of Fame...